Such money has paid for initiatives such as the Community Voices programme, assessing local needs and aspirations. A community-wide survey next month will build on this.
Mr Saffer believes others are better equipped to take the discussion forward, acknowledging: “Leadership includes an element of knowing when you have succeeded in what you are good at and not hanging on to see through a project someone else is better able to manage.” But he intends to stay involved in communal life.
He feels the rep council is “in a far better place than it was two years ago. And so is the community cohesion we all talk about.”
His departure is “an invitation to someone to step up, someone who thinks they have the skills to take our community forward.
“It is an incredibly rewarding position where you will meet fantastic people and see just how much as a community we do.”
